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Do you know everything?
You may reach either of the two conclusions after reading or studying a particular book or an article or just random stuff. 1. You know so little. 2. You know so much. If your conclusion is “1” you probably know more. If your conclusion is “2” you probably know nothing! नमन्ति फलानि वृक्षा नमन्ति गुणिनो जनाः शुष्क काष्ठ्श्च मूर्खश्च न नमन्ति कदाचन . Namanti phalaani brukshaa namanti gunino janaah. Shushka kaashthasch moorkhshch na namanti kadachan. i.e. Trees laden with fruits bow with the weight of the fruits, and so also knowledgeable and learned persons with their knowledge (are always polite in their behavior towards others). On the other hand dried…
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Asi kati lagan pata – Sources of Knowledge
Writing in TATA sumo, traveling from Srinagar to Khanabal. Thinking about issues that bother me. I have been wondering for a while what thought I subscribe to, where do I place myself, rationalist, empiricist, idealist, or whatever. I have been called a post-modernist, conservative, both in the same breath and other things, too. I might be a skeptic, who knows! I presented my writings to an expert who categorized them as post-modern and existentialist, na chi mye huii pata kya govv, na huii. Reminds me of Alamdar’s (ra) “be kuss rishi, mye kya naav” (I have no clue who I am). Traveling gives me ample time to think. For some,…
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Message to the Beginners in Learning | Adab | Kashmiri Traditions | Sneak sPeak
Many of our young ask where they should begin their journey from, what the initial texts of learning should be. This video addresses the question briefly. I hope it is of any help to the seekers of knowledge. This video is relevant in the modern era where there is a lot of confusion in knowledge. It throws some light on etiquette (adab) of learning and knowing one’s station.
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Modern Classics on Science and Environment
For the complete list of Modern Classics Click Here. [1st Draft – Published on 21st August, 2022, Updated: 3rd November, 2022] Einstein’s Theory of Relativity On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin Principia Mathematica Issac Newton Gaia: A New look at Life on Earth (1979) – James Lovelock The Ages of Gaia: A Biography of Our Living Earth (1989) – James Lovelock Albert Einstein, The Meaning of Relativity, 1922 Werner Heisenberg, Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science, 1958 Rudolf Carnap, Philosophical Foundations of Physics, 1966 Michael Friedman, Foundations of Space-Time Theories: Relativistic Physics and the Philosophy of Science, 1983 Erwin Schrödinger, What is Life? The Physical Aspect…
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Modern Classics: Psychology, Self Help, Sense Making, Guidance, Basic Learning
For the complete list of Modern Classics Click Here. [1st Draft – Published on 21st August, 2022, Updated: 3rd November, 2022] Psychoanalysis and Feminism (1975) – Juliet Mitchell Motivation and Personality (1954) – Abraham Maslow Towards a Psychology of Being (1962) – Abraham Maslow William James, The Principles of Psychology, 1890 12 Rules for Life – Jordan Peterson The Paradox of Choice – Barry Schwartz Extraordinary Popular Delusions – Charles Mackay How to Read a Book – Adler Responsibility of Peoples Responsibility of Intellectuals – Noam Chomsky Body Keeps the Score – Bassel van der Kolk Why we Sleep – Matthew Walker The Case Against Adolescence – Robert Epstein Psychology…
Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment
